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enWillow Fire Grows To 2,000 Acres, May Force More Evacuations http://kvpr.org/post/willow-fire-grows-2000-acres-may-force-more-evacuations
<p>Forest service officials say a juvenile is suspected of starting the Willow Fire near Bass Lake which has now burned more than 2,000 acres and is 30% contained. As FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports the fire may prompt more evacuations.</p><p>Residents in the Cascadel Woods community are already under a pre evacuation advisory but fire officials announced today that if the fire spreads they will issue a mandatory evacuation within 12 to 24 hours.</p><p>Cody Norris is a spokesman for the Sierra National Forest.</p>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:42:14 +0000Diana Aguilera51770 at http://kvpr.orgWillow Fire Grows To 2,000 Acres, May Force More Evacuations Planned Parenthood Creates App for At-Home STD Testinghttp://kvpr.org/post/planned-parenthood-creates-app-home-std-testing
<p>A new app is making it easier for people in California to receive STD testing within the comfort of their own home. FM89’s Diana Aguilera explains how it works.</p><p>Android and iPhone users can now download the app called Planned Parenthood Direct. For a cost of $149, users will receive a kit in the mail that tests for both chlamydia and gonorrhea.</p><p>Linda Williams with Planned Parenthood says this app makes it easier for people to get tested without feeling judged.</p>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:47:55 +0000Diana Aguilera51472 at http://kvpr.orgPlanned Parenthood Creates App for At-Home STD TestingImmigrant Advocates Launch ICE Out Of Fresno Campaignhttp://kvpr.org/post/immigrant-advocates-launch-ice-out-fresno-campaign
<p>Immigrant advocates in Fresno say they’re fed up with a recent decision by the sheriff’s department to collaborate in new ways with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). As Valley Public Radio’s Diana Aguilera reports, activists are demanding a change.&nbsp;</p><p>Just last week Sheriff Margaret Mims announced a new program that allows two ICE agents to be stationed inside the Fresno County Jail. Federal agents can now check if inmates are in the country legally and can look at their criminal history to determine whether they should be deported.</p>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:24:17 +0000Diana Aguilera51231 at http://kvpr.orgImmigrant Advocates Launch ICE Out Of Fresno CampaignWhy Do African-American Infants Die More Often Than Others In Fresno County?http://kvpr.org/post/why-do-african-american-infants-die-more-often-others-fresno-county
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>African-American infants in Fresno County are three times more likely to die within their first year than white infants, largely because of premature birth, low birth weight or birth defects.</p><p>The alarming rates of African-American infants dying in their first year in the county are prompting public health officials to dig deeper.</p>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:36:25 +0000Diana Aguilera51155 at http://kvpr.orgWhy Do African-American Infants Die More Often Than Others In Fresno County? Amid High STD Rates, Fresno Unified Considers The Return Of Sex Edhttp://kvpr.org/post/amid-high-std-rates-fresno-unified-considers-return-sex-ed
<p>Fresno County continues to be plagued with high teen pregnancy rates and even higher STD rates in some cases among the worst in the state. With that in mind &nbsp;local health leaders are urging one Valley school district to bring back sex education to the classrooms. As FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports even former students are speaking up.</p><p>Antonio Jauregui, 18, says his freshman year at Fresno’s Duncan Polytechnical High School was all about growing up. It’s also when he had his first romantic relationship and that left him turning to the classroom for information about sex.</p>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 22:51:34 +0000Diana Aguilera51130 at http://kvpr.org Amid High STD Rates, Fresno Unified Considers The Return Of Sex EdCalifornia Bill Would Give State Work Permit To Agricultural Workershttp://kvpr.org/post/california-bill-would-give-state-work-permit-agricultural-workers
<p>With immigration reform efforts seemingly stalled in Washington D.C., the California legislature is taking its own steps to address the undocumented immigrants who call the state home. FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports on one new bill that would give state work permits to agricultural workers.</p><p>The bill introduced by assembly member Luis Alejo hopes to give undocumented workers the chance to work legally in California’s agricultural industry. According to Alejo, as much as 75 percent of the industry’s workforce is undocumented.</p>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 23:17:58 +0000Diana Aguilera50869 at http://kvpr.orgCalifornia Bill Would Give State Work Permit To Agricultural WorkersBill Would Make Comprehensive Sex Education Mandatory For California Schoolshttp://kvpr.org/post/bill-would-make-comprehensive-sex-education-mandatory-california-schools
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><em>A new bill in the California Senate could make sex education mandatory for middle and high school students. FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports.</em></p><p>If the bill becomes law, students will be required to learn about abstinence, sexually transmitted infections and contraception.</p><p>Right now, public schools throughout the state aren’t required to offer sex ed classes, but they are required to teach HIV and AIDS prevention. In recent years, Fresno Unified dropped its sex ed program due to budget cuts.</p>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:27:25 +0000Diana Aguilera50589 at http://kvpr.orgBill Would Make Comprehensive Sex Education Mandatory For California SchoolsDolores Huerta: Her Life, Her Activism And The Smithsonian Exhibithttp://kvpr.org/post/dolores-huerta-her-life-her-activism-and-smithsonian-exhibit
<p>For the first time ever, the Smithsonian Institution is honoring a Latina in their “One Life Series.” The museum is featuring civil rights leader and farmworker activist Dolores Huerta with a special exhibit opening this week in Washington D.C. The “One Life: Dolores Huerta” will follow 13 years of her activism and focus on her role in the farmworker movement of the 1960s and 70s.</p><p>In this interview Valley Public Radio’s Diana Aguilera chats with Huerta about this recent acknowledgment, her life and her years of activism.</p>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:01:30 +0000Diana Aguilera50516 at http://kvpr.orgDolores Huerta: Her Life, Her Activism And The Smithsonian ExhibitLocal LGBTQ Advocates Celebrate Historic Supreme Court's Ruling On Same-Sex Marriagehttp://kvpr.org/post/local-lgbtq-advocates-celebrate-historic-supreme-courts-ruling-same-sex-marriage
<p>Same-sex marriage supporters in the Central Valley are celebrating today after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide.</p><p>Gay and lesbians already have the right to marry in 36 states, including California, and the District of Columbia. But the court’s 5-4 ruling strikes down bans on same sex marriage in 14 states in the south and Midwest.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Jason Scott with Gay Fresno has been advocating in the Central Valley for this ruling for more than 10 years.</span></p>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:30:04 +0000Diana Aguilera50372 at http://kvpr.orgLocal LGBTQ Advocates Celebrate Historic Supreme Court's Ruling On Same-Sex MarriageFarmworker Activist Dolores Huerta To Be Featured At Smithsonianhttp://kvpr.org/post/farmworker-activist-dolores-huerta-be-featured-smithsonian
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Smithsonian Institution is honoring California labor activist Dolores </span>Huerta<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> with a special exhibit opening next week.&nbsp;</span></p><p>The National Portrait Gallery’s One Life series has honored 10 notable Americans everyone from Elvis Presley to Martin Luther King Jr.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">And now, Dolores </span>Huerta<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:45:19 +0000Diana Aguilera50324 at http://kvpr.orgFarmworker Activist Dolores Huerta To Be Featured At SmithsonianTo Help Kids Read, Fresno Library Program Brings In Dogshttp://kvpr.org/post/help-kids-read-fresno-library-program-brings-dogs
<p>Parents often wonder how they can get their children to read and at the same time have their kids enjoy doing so. As FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports, one library in Clovis is inspiring children to open up books with the help of a four legged friend.</p><p>“So who’s going to read first today? This is Atlas,” says Mary Catalano.</p><p>Catalano is at the Clovis Regional Library with her yellow Labrador named Atlas. The nine-year-old dog is laying on the ground surrounded by kids.&nbsp;</p>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:06:19 +0000Diana Aguilera50194 at http://kvpr.orgTo Help Kids Read, Fresno Library Program Brings In DogsHIV Infections In Fresno County Increase, Especially Among Youth http://kvpr.org/post/hiv-infections-fresno-county-increase-especially-among-youth
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">In 2010 President Barack Obama announced a new vision for HIV and AIDS where one day new infections in the country would be considered rare.</span></p><p>“We believe that while HIV transmission rates in this country are not as high as they once were every new case is one case too many," he says.&nbsp;</p>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:14:46 +0000Diana Aguilera49871 at http://kvpr.orgHIV Infections In Fresno County Increase, Especially Among Youth Clovis Unified Reaches Agreement With Native American Student, Feather Dispute Resolvedhttp://kvpr.org/post/clovis-unified-reaches-agreement-native-american-student-feather-dispute-resolved
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">An agreement has been reached between the Clovis Unified School District and a Native American student who wanted to wear an eagle feather at his graduation this week.</span></p>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:11:42 +0000Diana Aguilera49322 at http://kvpr.orgClovis Unified Reaches Agreement With Native American Student, Feather Dispute ResolvedLittle-Known State Provision Gives Some Undocumented Immigrants Full Medi-Calhttp://kvpr.org/post/little-known-state-provision-gives-some-undocumented-immigrants-full-medi-cal
<p>Most undocumented immigrants throughout the country aren’t eligible for Medicaid or Medi-Cal because of their immigration status. But in California there’s a little known provision that allows certain immigrants to obtain full-scope Medi-Cal benefits even if they aren’t here legally.</p>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:36:20 +0000Diana Aguilera49273 at http://kvpr.orgLittle-Known State Provision Gives Some Undocumented Immigrants Full Medi-CalFresno Unified Teams Up With Growers To Create Farm Stand At Southeast Schoolhttp://kvpr.org/post/fresno-unified-teams-growers-create-farm-stand-southeast-school
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Fresno Unified is teaming up with small farmers in the Central Valley to provide local fruits and vegetables to kids. Valley Public Radio’s Diana Aguilera has more.</span></p><p>Students at the Vang Pao Elementary school in southeast Fresno were greeted by a food stand on campus Thursday.</p><p>Children and parents lined up looking at all the fruits and vegetables including cherries, zucchini, and oranges.</p>Fri, 15 May 2015 00:15:19 +0000Diana Aguilera48532 at http://kvpr.orgFresno Unified Teams Up With Growers To Create Farm Stand At Southeast SchoolJudge Rules Clovis Unified's Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Lawhttp://kvpr.org/post/judge-rules-clovis-unifieds-abstinence-only-sex-ed-violated-state-law
<p><em style="line-height: 1.5;">In a recent court decision that some are calling historic, a Fresno County judge ruled that Clovis Unified School District’s abstinence-only sex education classes violated the state law.</em></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Fresno County Superior Court Judge Donald Black found that the district’s abstinence- only curriculum <a href="https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/Clovis_Ruling_05_04_2015.pdf">failed to provide students</a> with information that’s complete, medically accurate and free of bias.</span></p>Thu, 14 May 2015 00:22:09 +0000Diana Aguilera48471 at http://kvpr.orgJudge Rules Clovis Unified's Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State LawThousands Of Young Immigrants In Limbo, Losing Work Permitshttp://kvpr.org/post/thousands-young-immigrants-limbo-losing-work-permits
<p>Thousands of undocumented people gained work permits in 2012 as part of an Obama administration effort to shield young people from deportation. Now, as it comes time to renew their paperwork some of these same immigrants- known as “dreamers”- are losing the chance to work legally in the states. FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports how some people in the Central Valley are left in limbo.</p>Tue, 12 May 2015 20:26:48 +0000Diana Aguilera48399 at http://kvpr.orgThousands Of Young Immigrants In Limbo, Losing Work PermitsNew Legislation Would Allocate $1 Million For Valley Fever Researchhttp://kvpr.org/post/new-legislation-would-allocate-1-million-valley-fever-research
<p>The fight against valley fever may reach a new milestone. A bill in the state legislature would fund research for this disease in hopes of finding a cure.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 08 May 2015 00:38:12 +0000Diana Aguilera48223 at http://kvpr.orgNew Legislation Would Allocate $1 Million For Valley Fever ResearchNew California Bill Aims To Prevent Pipeline Gas Leaks, Arvin Evacuations http://kvpr.org/post/new-california-bill-aims-prevent-pipeline-gas-leaks-arvin-evacuations
<p>Last year, several Kern County families were forced out of their homes for more than eight months because of a gas leak. Now, a bill in the California legislature would help prevent future cases like the one in Arvin. Fm89’s Diana Aguilera reports.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The bill would require state regulators to prioritize the testing of oil-related pipelines running near schools or homes.</span></p>Wed, 06 May 2015 00:24:53 +0000Diana Aguilera48135 at http://kvpr.orgNew California Bill Aims To Prevent Pipeline Gas Leaks, Arvin Evacuations Gallup Poll: Valley Cities Don't Feel Safehttp://kvpr.org/post/gallup-poll-valley-cities-dont-feel-safe
<p>A new national survey indicates three Central Valley communities are among the worst in the nation when it comes to resident’s perception of safety.</p><p><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/182969/fresno-california-residents-least-likely-feel-safe.aspx?utm_source=twitterbutton&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=sharing">A Gallup poll </a>recently released shows that Fresno residents say they are the least likely to feel safe and secure in their neighborhoods. The Stockton-Lodi region and Bakersfield ranked second and third.</p>Fri, 01 May 2015 22:48:58 +0000Diana Aguilera47972 at http://kvpr.orgGallup Poll: Valley Cities Don't Feel Safe